DeepSeek-R1 vs Nemotron-4 15B

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Nemotron-4 15B wins overall with a score of 45 vs 35 (10 point difference).Nemotron-4 15B wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Nemotron-4 15B

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

Nemotron-4 15B

51.8

44
MMLU
54
43
GPQA
53
41
SuperGPQA
51
39
OpenBookQA
49

Coding

Nemotron-4 15B

DeepSeek-R1

36

Nemotron-4 15B

46

36
HumanEval
46

Mathematics

Nemotron-4 15B

DeepSeek-R1

43

Nemotron-4 15B

53

44
AIME 2023
54
46
AIME 2024
56
45
AIME 2025
55
40
HMMT Feb 2023
50
42
HMMT Feb 2024
52
41
HMMT Feb 2025
51
43
BRUMO 2025
53

Reasoning

Nemotron-4 15B

DeepSeek-R1

41

Nemotron-4 15B

51

42
SimpleQA
52
40
MuSR
50

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or Nemotron-4 15B?

Nemotron-4 15B scores higher overall with 45 vs 35, a difference of 10 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or Nemotron-4 15B?

Nemotron-4 15B leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 51.8 vs 41.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or Nemotron-4 15B?

Nemotron-4 15B leads in coding with an average score of 46 vs 36.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or Nemotron-4 15B?

Nemotron-4 15B leads in math with an average score of 53 vs 43.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or Nemotron-4 15B?

Nemotron-4 15B leads in reasoning with an average score of 51 vs 41.